CLU'S PATRIARCH DIES AFTER ILLNESS : SEGERHAMMAR, 89, HELPED FOUND SCHOOL.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer The Rev. Carl W. Segerhammar, one of the founding fathers of California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. , died Tuesday morning at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Remembered for his commitment to the school, Segerhammar and his wife, Ruth, were regulars at university events up to his death, which followed a brief illness. ``No one more fully embodied the soul of California Lutheran University than our beloved Seger, or was more faithful in the service of CLU's mission whether as a founder-president during a crucial transition period, honorary regent or celebrant in our chapel,'' said Luther S. Luedtke, president of the university. Segerhammar, a resident of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , served on the board of regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. that established the university in 1959. Classes began at the school in 1961. From 1980 to 1981, Segerhammar served as interim president. An active church member, he participated in U.S. Air Force preaching missions at bases in Japan, Korea and Hawaii. Segerhammar also served as president of the California Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church in 1950. When the Lutheran Church in America The Lutheran Church in America (LCA) was a U.S. Lutheran church body that existed from 1962 to 1987. It was headquartered in New York City and its publishing house was Fortress Press. , an organization of churches, was formed in 1962, Segerhammar was elected president of the Pacific Southwest Synod and served as bishop until 1975. Segerhammar was elected bishop emeritus after his retirement. He also served as an honorary regent and convocator at the university until his death. In their retirement, the Segerhammars served as interim pastors in Stockholm, Sweden; Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Thousand Oaks and Woodland Hills. ``We wouldn't be what we are today without people like Reverend Segerhammar,'' said CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. spokeswoman Lynda Paige Fulford. ``With others, he envisioned what was to become a Lutheran university on the West Coast.'' Segerhammar is survived by Ruth, his wife of 64 years; three daughters, Kathryn Swanson, Kathleen Hurty and Karen Parker; a son, Kempton Segerhammar; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service for Segerhammar will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Samuelson Chapel at California Lutheran University. |
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